Memory Mastery: Essential Mnemonic Techniques

Powerful memory aids for various academic subjects

Subject-Specific Mnemonics

Astronomy: The Planets
"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles"
  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
  5. Jupiter
  6. Saturn
  7. Uranus
  8. Neptune
🌌 Pro Tip: For Pluto (when included), add "...and Pizza" at the end!
Organic Chemistry: Alkanes
"My Eager Polar Bear Paints Hearts Happily On New Designs"
  1. Methane (CH4)
  2. Ethane (C2H6)
  3. Propane (C3H8)
  4. Butane (C4H10)
  5. Pentane (C5H12)
  6. Hexane (C6H14)
  7. Heptane (C7H16)
  8. Octane (C8H18)
  9. Nonane (C9H20)
  10. Decane (C10H22)
Life Science: Characteristics of Life
"MRS GERN"
  1. Movement
  2. Respiration
  3. Sensitivity
  4. Growth
  5. Excretion
  6. Reproduction
  7. Nutrition
Geology: Geological Periods
"Camels Often Sit Down Carefully; Perhaps Their Joints Creak"
  1. Cambrian
  2. Ordovician
  3. Silurian
  4. Devonian
  5. Carboniferous
  6. Permian
  7. Triassic
  8. Jurassic
  9. Cretaceous
Mathematics: Metric Prefixes
"King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk"
  1. Kilo (103)
  2. Hecto (102)
  3. Deca (101)
  4. Base unit (100)
  5. Deci (10-1)
  6. Centi (10-2)
  7. Milli (10-3)
  8. Micro (10-6)
  9. Nano (10-9)
  10. Pico (10-12)
Biology: Taxonomic Classification
"Despicable King Phillip Came Over For Grandma's Spaghetti"
  1. Domain
  2. Kingdom
  3. Phylum
  4. Class
  5. Order
  6. Family
  7. Genus
  8. Species

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